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All Dutch words, A–Z

uitgave
(uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.
uitgeblust
Worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.
uitgebreid
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
uitgebreid schoonmaken
(transitive) To clean carefully (particularly of road vehicles, always pronounced. /ˈdiːteɪl/)
uitgedoofd
(dated) Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched.
uitgehongerd
Very hungry.
uitgekookt
Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended.
uitgelaten
Enthusiastic; high-spirited.
uitgelezen
Especially good or preferred.
uitgemergeld
Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
uitgeput
(US, _, slang) Exhausted.
uitgerust zijn met
(transitive) To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms. [1400]
uitgeschakeld
Made incapable of use or action.
uitgesproken
Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.
uitgesteld
Done later than originally planned; delayed.
uitgestorven
(chiefly, biology) Of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence.
uitgestotene
An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
uitgeven
To issue, distribute, or give out.
uitgever
A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books.
uitgeverij
A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books.
uitgewogen
Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over.
uitgezonderd
In the absence of; without; except. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
uitglijden
(intransitive, slang) To go; to move from one place or to another.
uitgooien
(nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round. [from 18th c.]
uitgraven
(transitive) To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
uitgroeien
(intransitive) To grow or expand.
uitgroeisel
A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.
uitgummen
(intransitive) To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).
uithaal
(boxing) A type of hook with the arm more extended.
uithalen
(intransitive) To perform antics, to caper.
uithameren
(rare) To beat into shape with a hammer. [from 1598]
uithangen
(intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
uitharden
The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
uitheems
Non-native to the ecosystem.
uithoek
A small village or a group of houses.
uithollen
(transitive) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
uithongeren
(transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
uithouden
(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]
uithoudingsvermogen
The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.
uiting
(uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing.
uitje
A pleasure trip; a journey made for feasting or enjoyment, now especially a trip made ostensibly for business but which entails merrymaking or entertainment.
uitjoelen
To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
uitjouwen
To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
uitkaffering
A severe verbal denouncing.
uitkammen
(transitive) To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.
uitkering
(insurance) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
uitkiezen
To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
uitkijken
(transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
uitkijkpunt
A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.
uitkleden
(transitive) To take off the dress of; to unrobe.
uitkomen
(intransitive) To be published or released; to be issued; to be broadcast for the first time.
uitkomen op
(intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.
uitkomst
(uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
uitlaat
A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
uitlaatpijp
A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
uitlachen
(intransitive, followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.
uitlaten
To accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely.
uitleg
The act or process of explaining.
uitleggen
(transitive, obsolete) To resolve; to explain; to solve. [Attested from the late 15th century until the mid 17th century.]
uitleggend
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
uitlegger
(obsolete) Synonym of commentator, one who explains laws or scripture. [1440]
uitlegging
A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.
uitlenen
(transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
uitleveren
(transitive) To remove a person from one state to another by legal process.
uitlevering
A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government or jurisdiction is handed over to another government or jurisdiction for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.
uitlezing
The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device.
uitlijnen
(transitive) To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
uitlijning
(engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
uitlokken
(transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
uitloper
Something which develops from something else.
uitmaken
(sometimes, proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose; to constitute. [from the 17th c.]
uitmelken
(transitive, figurative) To make excessive use of (a particular point in speech or writing, a source of funds, etc.); to exploit; to take advantage of (something).
uitmoorden
(specifically, biology) To cause (an animal or plant species) to die out completely or become extinct (adjective sense 2.3).
uitmunten
To excel, to surpass, to beat, to exceed.
uitmuntend
Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.
uitmuntendheid
The quality of being excellent; brilliance
uitnodigen
(transitive) To invite; to summon.
uitnodiging
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
uitoefenen
(transitive) To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
uitoefening
(uncountable, especially, medicine, arts) The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
uitpakken
(transitive) To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.
uitpikken
To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
uitplooien
(transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
uitpraten
(ambitransitive, reciprocal) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. [from 14th c.]
uitproberen
To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
uitpuilen
(intransitive) To distend, to swell or extend beyond normal limits; usually used with out.
uitpuren
(ambitransitive) To prepare a summary of (something).
uitputten
(transitive) To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
uitputtend
Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
uitputting
A gradual reduction in number.
uitrekenen
(transitive) To reckon, calculate.
uitroeien
(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
uitroeiing
The act of extirpating or uprooting.
uitroepen
(archaic, transitive) To shout; to call out.
uitrollen
(computing) To install, test and implement a computer system or application.
uitrusten
(transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).
uitrusting
The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
uitschakelen
(chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
uitscheiden
(transitive, intransitive, medicine) To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
uitscheiding
The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
uitschelden
(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]
uitscheuren
(transitive, often, with off, or, out) To remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.
uitschieten
(gardening, intransitive) To grow from seed; to germinate.
uitschreeuwen
(transitive) To call out one or more words.
uitschrijven
(intransitive) To cancel a subscription, especially to an online service.
uitschuiver
An embarrassing or tactless blunder.
uitschuren
(transitive) To rub or wear off; erode. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
uitslag
(dermatology, symptom) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare, or, obsolete) , an illness characterized by a type of rash.
uitsloverij
Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.
uitsluiten
To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception. [from late 16th c.]
uitsluitend
(focus) to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely
uitsluiting
Temporary exclusion from a community or society.
uitsmelten
(transitive) To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.
uitsmeren
(transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
uitsmijter
(informal) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble.
uitspansel
(usually, uncountable, literary, poetic, also, figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.
uitspitten
(figuratively, transitive) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.
uitsplitsing
(uncountable) Detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; (countable) an instance of this.
uitspraak
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
uitspreiden
(transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]
uitspreken
(transitive) To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
uitstaan
(intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.
uitstaand
Owed as a debt.
uitstalraam
A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
uitstap
A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
uitstapje
A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
uitstappen
Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.
uitsteeksel
A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.
uitsteken
(intransitive) To extend beyond a surface.
uitstekend
Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.
uitstel
Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition. [Mid 17th century]
uitstel van betaling
(business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
uitstel van betaling toestaan
To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
uitstel van militaire dienst
Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.
uitstelgedrag
(obsolete) Delay, hesitation, procrastination.
uitstellen
(intransitive) To delay, to wait.
uitsterven
The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
uitstoot
Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.
uitstoten
(transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
uitstralen
(intransitive) To come from a source; issue from.
uitstraling
The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.
uitstrekken
(intransitive) To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
uitstrijkje
(gynaecology) A screening test meant to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample (‘smear’) of cells from the cervix.
uitstrooien
(transitive) To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area. [from 13th c.]
uittellen
To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.
Uittocht
(biblical) The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.
uittredeprocessie
The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
uittrekken
(transitive) To remove.
uittreksel
(real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.
uitvaardigen
(legal) Synonym of enactment, the act of establishing a law, regulation, etc., particularly in writing; an instance of this.

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